Pediatrician

Excellent opportunity for a FRCPC Pediatrician to join the vibrant and collegial group at Royal Inland Hospital in beautiful Kamloops. Discover the rewards of career satisfaction working within a strong culture of teamwork while delivering excellence in care!

In this position you will be part of a team of 6 talented and dedicated pediatricians providing general acute care, neonatal and consultant pediatric services to patients and their families at RIH. Enjoy a busy and challenging practice working alongside an excellent team of caring professionals.

RIH is a referral centre serving the residents of Kamloops and the Thompson, Shuswap, Cariboo region offering 10 pediatric beds. The NICU is a level 2B (CPAP, short term ventilation, TNP) nursery with 8+ beds.  Affiliated with the UBC Faculty of Medicine Southern Medical Program, this role is also actively involved in teaching medical students and residents.

We are excited to add passionate and hardworking experienced candidates or new graduates to our team at RIH.

Clinic Details — Vernon Jubilee Hospital: 

The Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) is a 246-bed facility that serves as the referral centre for approximately 250,000 people, and is located in the Thompson Cariboo Shuswap Health Service Area. As one of two Interior Health tertiary referral hospitals, RIH is a no refusal centre with an Emergency Department that receives over 250 major trauma and 62,000 visits per year.

Kamloops offers high-level, specialty medical care including core physician specialties, 24-hour Emergency and Trauma Services, Ambulatory and Outpatient Clinics, and Diagnostic Services. Specialty services include Acute Inpatient Psychiatry, Tertiary Inpatient and Community Psychiatric Services, non-interventional Cardiology, Infectious Disease, Neurology, Gastroenterology and others. Support services include: a full complement of diagnostic equipment, a Clinical Neurophysiology Lab and Sleep Lab, 1.5T MRI, and CT scan, and Echocardiography. RIH also features TPA Stroke, Stroke Trombolysis, and provincial Tertiary Neuropsychiatry Programs. RIH is the regional base for the six-person, 24-hour High Acuity Response Team (HART) that is utilized in remote emergency transport situations. Surgical services include General Surgery, Neurosurgery, Vascular Surgery, Otolaryngology, Plastic Surgery, Urology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and 24/7 Anesthesia coverage.

Qualifications:

• Eligible for Fellowship with the Royal College Physicians of Canada (FRCPC)
• Doctorate in Medicine
• Eligible for licensure with CPSBC
• Coverage with the Canadian Medical Protective Association is mandatory

Call Schedule:

• Hours of work: Full time
• On call requirements: 1:6

Compensation:

• Payment Structure: Fee for service
• Estimated Gross Income: ~$350,000, plus MOCAP level 2
• Overhead costs associated with private practice only

Additional Incentives

• Relocation assistance up to $10,000 maximum or $15,000 maximu$15,000 maximum if move is over 3,000 kms/international (with eligible receipts)

Kamloops is a vibrant city of 90,000, set on a vast and rugged landscape of sandstone canyons, grasslands and evergreen timberlands. Famous for its’ hospitality and known as the Tournament Capital of Canada, Kamloops offers all the amenities of a big city; first class accommodations and dining, a lively downtown district, modern shops, full range of businesses and wonderful recreation facilities. Kamloops also takes pride in its vibrant arts community and its First Nations culture, represented in various cultural sites throughout the city, and in theatre and music festivals and events held annually.

With eight beautiful provincial parks and more than 100 lakes it is an ideal setting for fishing, kayaking, rafting, hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking and camping.  Or play at round at Tobiano golf course, ranked as one of Canada’s best!   In the winter, fun and adventure awaits you with the opportunity for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, dog sledding, and ice-skating, or just an easy 45 minute drive away, Sun Peaks Four Season Resort offers the best skiing and snowboarding in the area.

Blue skies, endless sunshine, spectacular landscapes and friendly, welcoming people make Kamloops the natural place to call home and experience life to the fullest.

Apply today to live, work and play where others only vacation! It's better here! Email CV to [email protected]